Episode 25: Dr. Amy Shah on fasting, Ozempic & food cravings

Dr. Amy Shah is a double board-certified medical doctor, educated at three prestigious Ivy League institutions — Cornell, Harvard and Columbia.

 

Recognized as one of Phoenix's top doctors for several years, Dr. Shah has recently seen her influence skyrocket, with 1.4 million followers on Instagram. She’s also a best-selling author, with two popular books published in the last five years. Dr. Shah is an expert in fasting, gut health, food cravings and GLP-1 receptors like Ozempic.

 

In today's episode, we introduce you to the mind-blowing science of fasting, illuminating what happens in the body when we fast. Fasting has many benefits, but it also can be very challenging for many of us – particularly because of our relationship to food.

 

Many of us wrestle with intense cravings every day, and this can leave us trapped in a cycle of shame. As you’ll learn, this is actually by design. Dr. Shah pulls back the curtain for us, and explains how large food companies have carefully crafted products in a lab to make us addicted.

 

Building on previous episodes with Dr. Casey Means and Dr. Robert Lustig, we discuss why this is so problematic, and how ultra processed food is harmful for our health.

 

We’ll then explore practical ways to overcome these challenges and develop a healthier approach to food. This includes addressing all the hype around Ozempic, as Dr. Shah reveals whether it truly lives up to its reputation as a miracle drug.